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the society of today where it's all about trying to be the best at what that person does and that you can't just live to survive. This essay will use the life stories of various people to support this quote and its meaning. Jackie Robinson is a major example of not living safe and good. He took a chance when he played baseball in the all white league.Jackie played baseball even though it was very dangerous to play as a black (Scott). During the time blacks didn’t play baseball so Jackie could…

The poem “Casey at the Bat” and the story “David and Goliath” have many similarities and differences. One way they are similar is that they both were confident in themselves. “Casey at the Bat” says “There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face” and “David and Goliath” says “David in the name of the Philistine gods and shouted, “Come on! When I’m finished with you, I’ll feed you to the birds and wild animals!”. Both of these show that Casey and David are confident, Casey with…

his dad to be poor. Jalen's mom ran away, because they weren’t making enough money. Now, Jalen wants to get onto the city’s travel baseball team, but his father cannot pay what the cost is ($1,000), so then Jalen decides to steal baseballs from a major leaguer so he can sell them. Does Jalen have what it take to get away safely with the baseballs to join the team? Jalen Deluca is a kind, athletic, but not a very popular kid at school with two friends, Daniel, and Cat. Although he is a polite kid…

The writer of the paper I peer edited was Wilson Lee. The topic he was arguing over was bodybuilding and steroid use. He states that today people use steroids in bodybuilding today and it is ruining the sport, causing death, and giving the builders bad temptations He was against the use of steroids as it harms the human body and removes the competition of bodybuilding. He states that steroids have landed the bodybuilding profession into infamy due to steroids and drugs. The thesis statement is…

From the crack of the bat to the smack of the glove and the dirty basebal pants. This game is what I love . The moment i first played i've been “ as gifted.” I'm a 5 to a player, I have a good arm, great glove, some speed, i can hit, and i can hit for power. My dream is to be the best baseball player ever. Baseball is a long vigorous path that many attempt but never will reach the show. First i must make the Freshman team, or even better JV or Varsity. From high school you have two choices…

Softball has always been a favorite past time of mine. The heat from the summer days, the smell and taste of Gatorade and sunflower seeds always bring me to the memory of playing softball. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines softball as a sport that is similar to baseball but that is played on a smaller field and with a ball that is pitched underhand and that is larger and softer than a baseball When playing softball, you have to have a glove for catching, a bat for batting, cleats for playing…

Ellery Hale, the founder of the Observatory. However, WWI was in progress and Hubble enlisted in the infantry. He telegraphed Hale the next day saying, “Regret cannot accept your invitation. Am off to the war.” In 1919, when he was discharged. The new Major Hubble immediately went to the Observatory and introduced himself, still in uniform. When Hubble arrived at the Mount Wilson…

only exemplify what they are doing/did do wrong, but how our entire country is becoming a criminogenic environment and that there may be no way to save it before we hit rock bottom. A specific example that Hayes talks about is when he discusses Major League Baseball (MLB) and steroids. Ever since I was a little girl, baseball was a big part of my family, so I could talk and listen to people talk about all day. When that topic arose, it was something that I could relate to. Before when I heard…

Whether it be riding to Citi Field to watch my Mets play on a warm May night, or sitting on the couch at home, watching baseball has always been my favorite pastime. And a few years ago, I was introduced to an element of baseball that involves another passion of mine, mathematics. The study of the utterly distinct, yet blissful marriage of baseball and mathematics is known as sabermetrics, and it has brought my love of baseball to a new level. “Sabermetricians,” attempt to analyze baseball from…

“A minute of pain is worth a lifetime of glory,” - Louis Zamperini. Wise words to live by for a man. Louis was a United States Olympic distance runner and a United States prisoner of war survivor of World War II. Louis was born on January 26,1917 in Olean, New York. Louis had trouble with the law before his big track career. Once Louis cleaned up his act, he ran track for Torrance High School in California. In 1934, Zamperini set the national high school mile record with a time of 4:21.2, his…